Secret Book of John

Nag Hammadi Codices 2:2; 3:1; 4:1

Berlin Gnostic Codex 8502

(p. 111) 6. the 5 aiones of the Father

Forethought

Foreknowledge

Incorruptibilty

Life Aeternal

Truth

(p. 112) 8. the 3 beings

will

thought

life

(p. 112) 8. the 4 powers

understanding

grace

perception

thoughtfulness

(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Harmozel, the 1st angel

grace

truth

form

(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Oroiael, the 2nd angel

insight

perception

memory

(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Daveithai, the 3rd angel

understanding

love

idea

(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Eleleth, the 4th angel

perfection

peace

wisdom

(p. 115) 10-11. the 12 authorities of Ialda-baoth

1st

Athoth = reaper (?)

2nd

Harmas = jealous eye

3rd

Kalila-Oumbri

4th

Iabel

5th

Adonaios = Sabaoth

6th

Cain = the sun

7th

Abel

8th

Abrisene

9th

Iobel

10th

Armoupieel

11th

Melcheir-Adonein

12th

Belias

(p. 116) 11. faces of the 7 powers

#

power

face

1st

Athoth

sheep

2nd

Elaios

donkey

3rd

Astaphaios

hyaena

4th

Iao

7-headed snake

5th

Sabaoth

snake

6th

Adonin

ape

7th

Sabbataios

flaming fire

(p. 117) 12. qualities of the 12 powers

#

quality

power

1st

goodness

Athoth

2nd

forethought

Elaios

3rd

divinity

Astaphaios

4th

lordship

Iao

5th

kingdom

Sabaoth

6th

jealousy

Adonin

7th

understanding

Sabbataios

(p. 119) 15. bodily tissues created by the 7 powers

#

quality

created a soul of __

1st

goodness

bone

2nd

forethought

sinew

3rd

divinity

flesh

4th

lordship

marrow

5th

kingdom

blood

6th

jealousy

skin

7th

understanding

hair

(pp. 119-121) 15-17. bodily members created by angels

angel

bodily member

Raphao [Rapha>el]

head

Abron [Abor of Assam ?]

skull

Meniggesstroeth

brain

Asterekhme [aster ‘star’]

right eye

Thaspomokha [Thespios ?]

left eye

[H]Ieronumos [= Jerome]

right ear

Bissoum [Bismillah]

left ear

Akioreim

nose

Banen-Ephroum [Ephron ?]

lips

Amen ["the True and Faithful, the Amen"]

teeth

Ibikan [ibis-bird as cantor ? : Ibukos ?]

molars

Basiliademe [Basilides ? : Basilisk ?]

tonsils

Akhkha

uvula

Adaban [Sumerian city Adab ?]

neck

Khaaman [Haman ?]

 

Dearkho [Demeter he arkhe ?]

throat

Tebar [T.abor ?]

right shoulder

N…

left shoulder

Mniarkhon

right elbow

...e

left elbow

Abitrion [>ab ‘father’ = Kemetian itr ‘father’]

right underarm

Euanthen [anthem ?]

left underarm

Krus

right hand

Beluai

left hand

Treneu

fingers of right hand

Balbel [bulbul ?]

fingers of left hand

Krima [Krimisos ?]

fingernails

Astrops [‘starry-eyed’]

right breast

Barroph

left breast

Baoum [Bohu ?]

right shoulder-joint

Ararim [Aroer in Mo>ab ?; Harar ?]

left shoulder-joint

Arekhe [Akkadian city Erekh/Uruk ?]

belly

Phthaue [Phthiotis ?]

navel

Senaphim

abdomen

Arakhethopi

right ribs

Zabedo [Zabdi ?]

left rigs

Barias [Beeri ?]

right hip

Abenlenarkhei [>eben ‘stone’ + Lena river ?]

marrow

Khnoumeninorin [Kmetian god H^num]

bones

Gesole

stomach

Agromauma

heart

Bano [<arabic banu ‘sons’ ?]

lungs

Sostropal [king Sesostris ?]

liver

Anesimalar

spleen

Thopithro

intestines

Biblo [‘book’ ?]

kidneys

Roeror

sinews

Taphreo

backbone

Ipouspoboba

veins

Bineborin

arteries

Aatoimenpsephei

breaths in all the limbs

Entholleia

all flesh

Bedouk

right buttock

Arabeei [>arab ‘ambush’ ?]

left [buttock]

...

penis

Sorma

genitalia

Gormakaiokhlabar [gerem ‘skeleton’ ?]

right thigh

Nebrith

left thigh

Pserem

muscles of right leg

Asaklas [= Saklas ?]

muscles of left [leg]

Ormaoth [Skt. Urmila ?]

right leg

Emenun

left leg

Knuks [buddha Kanaka-muni ?]

right shin

Tupelon [Tupelo, MS ?]

left shin

Akhiel [Akhilleus ?]

right ankle

Phneme

left ankle

Phiouthrom

right foot

Boabel

its toes

Trakhoun

left foot

Phikna

its toes

Miamai

its toenails

Labernioum [Hittite Labarnas ?]

...

(pp. 121-122) 17. the 7 appointed over all this

Athoth

Armas

Kalila [with Dimnah ?]

Iabel

Sabaoth

Kain

Abel

(pp. 122-123) 17. those who activate the limbs, part by part

limb

angel

head

Diolimodraza

neck

Iammeax

right shoulder

Iakouib

left shoulder

Ouerton

right hand

Oudidi

left hand

Arbao

fingers of right hand

Lampno

fingers of left hand

Leekaphar

right breast

Barbar

left breast

Imae

chest

Pisandraptes

right shoulder-joint

Koade

left shoulder-joint

Odeor

right ribs

Asphixix

left ribs

Sunogkhouta

abdomen

Arouph

womb

Sabalo

right thigh

Kharkharb

left thigh

Khthaon

all genitals

Bathinoth

right leg

Khoux

left leg

Kharkha

right shin

Aroer [place in Mo>ab]

left shin

Toekhtha

right ankle

Aol

left ankle

Kharamer

right foot

Bastan [Bastarnai ?]

its toes

Arkhentekhtha

left foot

Merephnounth

its toes

Abrana

(p. 123) 17. the 7 empowered over these

Mikhael

Uriel

Asmenedas

Saphasatoel

Aarmouriam

Rikhram

Amiorps

(p. 123) 17-18. the 4 Arkhendekta who over the sensitivities

over __

is __

perception

Deitharbathas

imagination

Oumaa

arrangement

Aakhiaram

all impulse

Riaramnakho

(p. 123) 18. the 4 daimones who are over the whole body

lord over __

is __

heat

Phloxopha

cold

Oroorrothos

dryness

Erimakho

wetness

Athuro

mother of all these is Onorthokhras

(p. 124) 18. the 4 principal daimones of emotions

daimon

of __

whence come __

Ephememphi

pleasure

vain conceit

Ioko

desire

intense lust, greed

Nenentophni

grief

distress, anxiety, sorrow

Blaomen

fear

terror

mother of them all is Esthesis-Oukh-Epi-Ptoe

[(fn. 86) = Aisthesis oukh epi ptoe ‘Sense-perception is not an excited state’]

insight into their true nature is Anaro [river in Sikelia], who is head of the material soul,

19. and it dwelleth with Esthesis-Z-Oukh-Epi-Ptoe

[(fn. 87) ‘the 7 Sense-perceptions are not in an excited state’]

(p. 124) 19. the angels total to 365, according to the Book of Zoroastres

(p. 126) 21. tree of life in the middle of paradise

the __

is __

trees

sacrilege

fruit

deadly poison

promise

death

tree’s root

bitter

its branches

death

its shadow

hatred

its leaves

a trap

its blossom

bad ointment

its fruit

death

its seed

desire

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, ed. by Marvin Meyer. HarperOne, NY, 2007. pp. 103-132.